创意灯饰

创意灯饰

利用纸浆制作独角兽壁饰

利用纸浆制作独角兽壁饰

转载

Paper Mache Animal Heads (A Tutorial)

Another addition to Boo’s playroom….a paper mache unicorn head! It took about 4 hours total to make….over 3 days.  I love that it’s whimsical 3-dimensional artwork appropriate for a child’s room.

To make the animal head I started with newspaper and masking tape:

I crumpled up newspaper and kept wrapping it into a ball until it was the size needed and secured it with masking tape:

I made three different sized newspaper balls to make up the entire head…..

….and secured them together with tape.

I wrapped the pieces in newspaper to help secure them and used tape to contour different sections:

I formed a neck out of newspaper and attached it:

I cut a heavy piece of cardboard to be the backing for the neck (the flat piece that will lie against the wall when mounted):

The cardboard was secured with masking tape:

I use a boiled paste for my paper mache mixture. 1 part flour to 4 parts water works for best for me but you can experiment with your own mixture to see what you prefer to work with. I bring it to a boil stirring constantly until it’s a soupy mixture.

Pouring the soupy paper mache into a bowl I let it cool for about a minute and then start tearing paper towels into small pieces.  I use paper towels because they are easier to sculpt.

I dipped pieces of paper towel into the mixture…..

…..and then slowly covered the entire head.

I press and sculpt the head as I go to give it the shape I want:

Once the head has been coated completely I let it completely dry overnight:

The next day, I cut out some ears…..

…..and made a horn by wrapping a sturdy piece of paper into a cone. I used masking tape to secure them into place.

I made another mixture of paper mache and used paper towel pieces to secure the horn and ears securely to the head:

Paper towels are great for sculpting….so I used pieces to create nostrils and more bone structure. It doesn’t matter what it looks like except for the basic structure because I’m adding another layer of nicer paper on top for the finish coat.

I built up layers and layers until the head looked like I wanted it to.

Then I let it dry overnight again!

After the paper mache form had ample time to dry….I took an old book and some Mod Podge and used it to cover the entire form.

I cut up the pages into small piece and just started layering them over…….

….and over…..until the form was covered entirely.

I bought a pre-cut wood plaque from Michael’s for $5.00 using my 50% off coupon and spray painted it hot pink.

The final step was to attach the unicorn head to the plaque! I used industrial glue and a staple gun to secure it. The staples are easily covered with some more paper and Mod Podge.

I can’t decide what animal to make next!

Check out the entire Project Playroom series by clicking the image below!

铅笔的另一个妙用

铅笔的另一个妙用

转载

Pencil Binding Tutorial

I had several requests to post a tutorial for my Graphic 45 Pencil Bound ABC Primer Mini Album, so here it is!

 

you will need some drink coasters or chipboard for a base

Paper cut to size for both sides of coaster base

pencil

ruler

measuring tape-fabric or plastic

colorbox chalk

tape 

scissors

My First Ticondergoa Pencils-or any round object

tacky glue

Find out how much tape you will need with a about a half inch extra on both sides for attaching

mine was 3 icnhes

cut 21 (6 per page x 3 pages and 3 for the cover page)

I find the center of my page and then measure out accordingly

I make sure they are spaced evenly

then I mark both side- i like to color it in to make it easier to see

then i use one page as a template to do the others- at this pint I ink all of my edges with colorbox chalk.

add a little tacky glue to each marked space- I use tacky glue doe to its good hold- tape adhesives do not seem to work as well-use them at your own risk!

For your cover page you only need 3 tabs- i put and x on them to remind me

glue only 3 tabs to your cover page

stick em down! I use pencil to line them up perfectly

then continue on to the other pages-i stack them as I go

and use my pencil to make little adjustments as needed- set aside to dry

then I bust out my Xyron creative station and line all of my cardstock pages. You can use tape runner for this instead

lay it over the top of the tabs you just glued down

trim any excess if needed

Continue to do the rest of the pages-one side only!!-Covering the tabs you have already made

 

TIP! I like to number my bases with my cardstock to match them up easier

After you glued all of the sides with tabs, you will now want to glue down the other side of the tabs to the backs

Double check to make sure you have sliding room, should fit loose enough to slide easily-to tight and your pages wont turn easily

The nice thing about using a measuring tape is you know exactly where each tabs needs to be glued

repeat for all of your pages. You should have 4 pages

3 with 6 tabs each

one with 3 tabs- your cover

Now take your cover  Page A and place a top your second Page B 

I bend the tabs to make it easier to see- bend the three to the right (tabs 1,2,and 3)

Start by going thorough the first tab of page B, then the first tab of page A -please note I mistakenly call page A, page B on this pic! sorry!

keep going, alternating through page A and B

got it right this time!

and finally last tab of page A

You should look like this now! Three empty tabs on page B

Now place page C on top of page B

and do the same thing, alternating through the tabs

and again....

and that will leave your back page with the three tabs, just run the last pencil though all three tabs

now you have this!

take a piece of thin twine and weave it through the pencils 

tie it in a tight knot

repeat on other side-dont worry if it goes all wonky, you can straighten it up as you go.

if you like you can put a small dab of glue where the knot is, to seal the knot and make sure it is adhered to pencil-but a tight knot usually does the job

my cover page